Re: Why shouldn't you use csh?

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From: Howard Huang
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:38

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bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:

   >(PS: Another thing to try, find a Sun workstation and do a man on csh.  The
   >     man page TELLS you you shouldn't actually try to use csh for writing
   >     scripts... What's the point?)

     Where?  Could you quote the relevant text?  The csh manpage is _large_ :)

The last paragraph of my manpage doesn't quite say that, but does say:

     Although robust enough for general use, adventures into  the
     esoteric  periphery  of  the  C  shell may reveal unexpected
     quirks.

Hm.

 
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